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The Brookhaven leader., 1887-09-22
JOSS IN NEW YORK.
Description Of the Place where NOT
Streets Cinnamon Worship

Description Of the Place where NOT
Streets Cinnamon worship.
The small almond-eyed disciple OF Con-
fucius who guarded the entrance 20 the
Joss House on Chatham square, gave one
long scrutinizing stare when a New York
Commercial Advertiser reporter asked to
be shown into the temple Of his god. The
heather deity has been suffering more or
less from the effects Of q free bath given
by sacrilegious hremen while attempting
to extinguish a fire in the building where
be resides. After consulting some eight
or ten Of his fellows, who came out Of every
hole and crevice and poked their heads
from a dozen door.ways, the little China
man decided TO admit the reporter. The
room is large and airy, but has the unmis.
taxable opium smell peculiar TO all Chinese
resorts.
On a walnut table, placed in the center
Of the room, is the incense bowl, In which
short reeds, brought from China for the
purpose, are slowly burning and sending
out a sickening perfume. These stems,
which resemble miniature cat-tails, are
placed in the bowl by devout Cinnamon
who drop in to pay their respects to Joss
aud ask his blessing on their fan-tan
ventures. There is no fixed time for
Chinese worship; their god Is always in.
II one Of them feels as though he ought to
go in and make up with the little image,
he walks right up to the gilded shrine,
draws aside the drapery and kneels be-
fore il. He doesn't waste much time.
After moments quiet meditation
he is on his feet again, and, lighting the
tiny reed, places it in the incense bowl
and walks away. All the large pieces OF
furniture about the room have been
brought from China, and are exhibitions Of
the marvellous patience which charaster.
ICES the race.
Four ebony chairs placed on either side
Of the room are hand carved in the most
elaborate way, and a small table, shaped
from a solid block of the same material,
shows the graceful lines Of a finished
sculptor. The most imposing piece of fur.
nture, as it Is also the most important,
outside of JOSS himself, Is the temple in
which the latter god sits. 1t is modelled
in the style Of an altar, and has numerous
small figures set III coy little notches and
out Of the way corners. The images and
symbols are ali cut by hand, and the eIl.
tire easement, which is deliberately GOV.
cred, was done In the same way. In fact,
every thing in this heather temple bears
evidence OF care, and an amount Of labor
altogether inconsistent with the ideas Of
modern civ iiiZation. The god Is not ex-
posed to view, and when the reporter in.
nocently drew aside the silk curtain TO ex-
anime the makeup of his wooden majesty
he was hustled away in lively style, and
the parting salutes were all on one side.
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-09-22
Twas q stranger and ye took me in.
BOARDING SCHOOLS.
The French Way Of Conducting These
Useful Institutions.


in every French school, be It convent or
pension, the girls are obliged TO wear the
uniform peculiar to their school The Gus
tom is an excellent one, as it not only saves
q great deal Of trouble, but it prevents any
petty jealousies on the subject Of dress. The
time after dinner until seven o'clock, with
the exception OF fifteen minutes for prayers,
is entirely devoted to exercise. In summer
the scholars walk or play in the garden, and
in winter with the exception of the very
small girls, who amuse themselves in their
own way in their class room, they dance in
what is called the sailor des elett', or scholars
parlor This dancing is compulsory. no
other mode OF exercise being allowed in
doors. and although great fun to begin with,
toward the close of winter the formula be-
comes rather mOnotonOus, and the time foI
playing in the garden at night as well as in
the day time is hailed with delight Seven
o'clock rings. and this is the signal for two
hours study before bedtime, one OF these
hours being usually devoted to the piano
At eight the Protestant girls have their
prayers, and the small children 90 to bed,
followed ct nine by the entire school Thus
one day succeeds the other, with only a
change Of professor to mark the difference,
until Thursday afternoon from two until
four, when the scholars are allowed to re-
ceive their parents or friends In the salon. or,
II they have none near enough to visit them,
TO write their letters. To French girls there
is very little liberty allowed on the subject
OF letter-writiDg, but 10 the English and
Americans the permission is given to cor
respond with such friends or relatives as are
put on a list by their parents or guardians.
1t is not the custom for French papas OF
mammas to put such trust IN their dauSh-
teIs and every letter not addressed to them
must be left unsealed TO be read by the prin-
cipal through whose hands passes every
letter sent from the school. Shouid she find
fault with any OF these letters she reads they
are returned to the writer, to be either torn
up or corrected as she may direct When Il
visitor is announced, the scholar before en-
tering the salon is obliged to put ON pair Of
gloves, which she must always have at hand
for the purpose. This is q source of great
amusement especially to the Americans.
the idea of gloves with plain black dress
aud black apron being very funny This
same rule is also observed by al those who
take dancing lessons, when slippers ANA
gloves are de rguerr. Sweets OF any kind
brought by mammGs or friends to the "re-
fectory girls" are at once ConiiscatCd by the
old lady who acts somewhat in the capacity
OF doorkeepcr, but who would bc highly III
suited ii you called her any thing but Il
dame d" vestitule.. Every night after dinner,
as long us these goodies last, they are
brought into the refectOry in Il big basket
and doled out 70 their owners in small Dor.
tons -Harlt,'s Basdr
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-09-22
Strong Family Love,

The strength OF family affection was
shown in many instances of the awful rail-
road catastrophe in Illinois There were in
the fated train an unusual proportion OF
family parties, and several entire house
holds were on their way to enjoy the Won
ders of Niagara together 1t was remarked
by those who came 10 the rescue that most
Of the passengers, the moment they We're
relieved from the wreck, asked for the other
members OF the family, and one man, upon
discovering that his wife and child were
dead, said: There is nothing more for me
TO live for now" and impulslyely shot him
self through the brain. no love, after all, is
so strong as that which binds together a
happy family The general feeling among
the bereaved survivors was that the happy
and fortunate ones were the families woo
had AL gone tegsther,T-.M l, EedItr
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-09-22
WASHINGTON MONUMENT.
Unique Phases Exhibited by 1t During q
Thunde r storm.

-
Thunderstorm.
DR.. Walker, OF the Kansas City journal,
il somewhat carried away with his admi
ration for the Washington Monument.
He says: II have beeu living now for
some months at a distance of mile away,
in full view of the Washington Monu-
ment, looking directly upon its eastern
face. 1t never seems twice alike. 1t has
its moods and changes OF color, like the
tops of the Swiss Alps. This morning
the base of the six hundred foot
structure was lost in deep blue
mist, which filed the valley for a
depth OF couple of hundred feet. Then
came section OF perhaps one hundred feet
more in which the shaft was purple and
pink, tine whole crowned with a white
blazing column, hundreds OF feet high,
flashing back the sunlight, set against a
deep blue western sky At another time
you will see tho cold, gray base Of the
monument rising above the deep green
foliage which surrounds it, with the dark
blue highlands Of Arlington beyond, and
overlapping all these the graceful shaft
- erces the heavens, towering far above
,Ie horizon line, until its top is lost in
sea Of feecy clouds. 1t is a realized
vision Of Jacobs ladder, real
visible stone causeway leading from
Heaven to earth. Do you know Of any
other monument like that? A few even
ings ago there was grand thunder
shower in the east. The west was black
with darkness and even the white monu-
Eent was blotted out of sight. But at
every flash of the lightning the whole
eastern face Of the monument CLEANED
and flashed like polished sword, coming
out of the darkness with a suddenness and
vividness that was startling. 1t seemed
to be a CHASTITY monument, column Of
electricity, which leaped from the earth to
the sky. | am sure no other monument
in this world can exhibit such a phase as
that"
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-09-22
AProminen, nrsrchan, I'm T,

Old moneybaes mopas In his once all day.
As snappish and cross as q bear;
The clerks know enough 20 keep out of bis way,
Lest the m sroh ant should eTumble and swear,
Even Tabby, the cat, Il IN fear Of . cut,
Or q kick, n she Ventures too near;
They all know the master is apt TO be rough,
And his freaks unexpected and queer.
What makes the old fellow 30 surly and grim
And behave so eonfoundedly meanl
There's certainly something the matter with him
10 10 stomach. or liver or spleen4
We've guessed it--his liver Il suggish and bad,
His blood IL disordered and foul.
Its enough TO make any one hopelessly mad,
And greet his best friend with o growI
The worldwide remedy, DIR. Pierceis
Golden Medical Discovery, will correct q
disordered liver and purify the blood, tone
your system and build up your flesh and
strength.
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-09-22
has

has mass fcs Us OF high,
that great banquet hour, the one hundred
and forty-four thousand guests; all the
harps and trumpets Of Heaven as the
orchestra; the vintage OF the celestial
hills poured into the tankards; all the
fruits Of the orchards OF God piled on the
golden platters; the angels Of the Lord 80
cup-bearers, and the once-folded starry
banner of the blue sky flung out over the
scene: while seated at the head OF the Ia
BILE shall be the one who eighteen centuries
ago declared
Twas q stranger and ye took me in.
Our sins pardoned, may we all mingls ia
those hospitalities.
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-09-22
Lung Troubles and Wasting

Diseases can be cured if properly treated
in time, as shown by the following state
Incnt from d. {. Freeman, sydney: "Hav-
ing been IL great sufferer from pulmonary
attacks, and gradually wasting away for the
past two years, it affords me pleasure to
testify that SvoTT's EMULSION of Cod Liver
Oil with Lime and Soda has given me great
relief. and cheerfully recommend it to all
suffering in a similar way to myself. In ad-
dition, would say, that it is very pleasant
to take"
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-09-22
What Ii MRana

To the man or woman who has never
been I'D, the word health" is meaning
less. But TO the one who has suffered and
despaired, health appears as q priceless
boon To the thousands Of unfortunate
women, who are suffering from some of
the maRy forms of weaknesses or irregu-
larities peculiar to their sex, DIR. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription holds forth the
promise of q speedy restoration Of this
"priceless BOOM
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-09-22
Three Bottles Cure Catarrh.

ELI RoBBrxs, Runpdn p; O., Columbia y Co. Coz
she was five Years old. very badly. l saw Dr.
s SAG Catarrh Remedy advertised. and pro,
cured bottle for her and s s2Sn saw p snS1
nent cure. She is now eighteen years old ana
sound and hearty"
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-09-22
"ConstantIy Hawking and splitting"

THOMAS J. RUSHING, ESD. 20 Tue S.Teet,
81. LOUIS No.. writes: was great spf nl,sf
hardly breathe and was constantly hawking
and splitting, and for, the last eight month,
could not breathe through the nostrlIs. !
iiy. I was advised to try DR.. Sages Catarrh
Kennedy, and am now we'll man. l believe
It to be the only sure remedy 1or catarIh DOW
fair trial to experience astounding results ana
q permanent cure.
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-09-22

X W. TANsILL Il Co, Chicago:
Ny retail sales of your "Tansill's Punch "
scent cigar for last year (lsS9) were Isl. 900.
This year l expect TO sell at least go, 700 of
this justly popular brand.
CHAs. s. PEowITT, Druggist,
Denver, Col
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-09-22

WHY is an unsteady man like ON unsteady
lights Because he ia apt to go out nights -
" j. Ledger.
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-09-22

FAIR Fashlonablcs patronize that stand
ard beautifler, Glenn's sulphur Soap.
Hills Hair and Whisker Dye, 59c. The best.
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-09-22

THE willy autumnal politician, like the
street Arab, stumps it for suckers
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-09-22

LYoS'sTasteless Syrup of Quinine Is as
pleasant as Lemon Syrup. Children loveit.25c
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-09-22

II afflicted with Sore Eyes use DR.. Isaac
Thompson's Eye w ater. Druggists sell 25c.
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-09-22
FeminIn. Farmers in Iowa.

Nine hundred and fifty women in Iowa
own and manage farms. Six more have
stock farms and twenty dairy farms.
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-09-22

AFTER a cyclone every body feels blew
and discouraged
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-09-22

YOU'VE got the drop on me-" Us the pa
per said to the ink-blot -Chariestoun E5lter-
pTiS>-
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-09-22

No, YoU may not understand why saw log
is like q crank, but If you look close you will
see that they are both Of their base -DglHA
Pdrdgrduhsr.
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-09-22

THE best cough medicine is Piso's Cure
for Consumption. Sold everywhere. 25c.
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-09-22
~UntoId Agony from Catarrh."

Prof w, HAusSER, the famous mesmertst.
of ithIen, N r, writes: "Some ten years ago
/ suffered untold agony from chronic nssalf
incurable. and said [ must die. Ny case was
suoh a bad one, that every day, towards sun;
set my voice would become SO hoarse 1 could
barely speak above a whisper. In the morning
my Coughing and clearing Of my throat would
almost stranglo me. BY the use OF Or. sages
8tarrh Remedy, in three months, was wen
man, and the cure has been permanent.
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-09-22

Oi.D pill boxes are spread over the land by
the thousands after having been emptied by
suffering humanity. What mass of sick
ening. disgusting medicine the poor stomach
has TO contend with. Too much strong medi-
cine. Prickly Ash Bitters is rapidly and
surely taking the place of all this class of
drugs. and in caring all the ills arising from
a dsordered condition Of the liver, kidneys,
stomach and bowels.
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-09-22

MINISTER'S are about the only servants
who do not have Sunday out. -Hdrper's
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-09-22

MAN will run after dollar, while dog
will follow a scent-OHtdrio Free Press.
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-09-22

IN great extremitles-a Western mans
govt -AeW Xdue1a Aecs.
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-09-22

SYMPTOMS OF CATARRH.-Dull,
heavy headache, obstruction OF the nasal
passages, discharges falling from the mead
Into the throat sometimes profuse, watery,
and acrid, at others, thick. tenacious, mucous,
purulent, bloody and putTid the eyes are
weak, watery, and infiamed; there - rinRms
In the ears deafness, hacking or coughing TO
clear the throat eNpectoration of offensive
matter, together with scabs from ulcers; the
breath is offensive; smell and taste are inn
paired; there is @ sensation of dizziness, with
mental depression. hacking cough and gen,
symptoms are likely to be present in any one
case Thousands OF cases annually, without
manifestlng half of the above symptoms, re-
No disease IA so common, more deceptive and
dangerous. or less understood by physicians.
BY It's mild, soothing, and healing properties,
cases ~ Syatarrh, 0coId In tho head, !"
COryza, and Catarrhal Headache.
Sold By druggists everywhere; 30 cents.
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-09-22

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Purgative Penets:-
vegetable, harmless, painless, surel
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-09-22
THE MARKETS.

TIP the waiter heavily if You would heav-
ily tip the scales -HOtel MAJ.
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-09-22

THE spooks and COLLINS that delight
To NIL with terror all the nights
That stalk abroad In hideous dreams
With which dyspepsia's fancy te9ma,
Will never trOu Bile with their ills
The man W no truhta in Piorcp's pills.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-07-21
The Hurmer Of the Waves.
PHILADELPHIA Call.


at ia not merely the bathing at
Atlantic City that is invigorating," said a
broad street physician. "Thers are other
things that bear almost as directly upon
an improving condition of health. The
constant murmur of the waves of the sea
teLds to soothe the brain and promote
profound sleep. The nervous headache,
TO which most weakly persons are subiec:
from indigestion, bad blood, or defective
circulation, is frequently entirely removed
by the refreshing air of the ocean. Walk
ing along the shore of a morning and
evening, breathing the pure, fresh air
and bathing IN its healthful waters, to-
gether with the bright and glittering
light reflected from its bosom is peculi-
arly calculated to promote cheerfulness
aud is very favorable to the action Of the
heart and nerves of persons in delicate
health; the eleyating thoughts, the pure
air the boundless prospects, the cheerful
sky, all assists and are more beneficial IN
producing sound health than ali tie medi-
zines that can be administered. When
the curative powers of nature fan all
medicines are powerless."
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-07-21
A Story OF An Absent Minded Man.
Schenectady Union.

Abs, Nnt' mlndedness is peculiar fail
ing, and II times exceedingly annoying
as serious con- equences may result from
it. rhe lawyer OF this city who emptied
hod of coal into his wsshstand one
night, ana then turned = basin of water on
the fire, has frequently had cause to de.
plore the habit his thoughts had of wand
ering. He was in New York two or three
years ago, and when evening came he at
tended the theater. The play was of an
emotional character, and the female por-
tion of the audience had almost constant
use for there hsudkers hiefs. My friends
heart is tender, too, and when the heroine
ON the the stage got into an extraordinary
bad scrape he felt sorry for her, and be-
gan to grow moist about the eyes him
self, but his tears were destained to dry
very quickly. At that moment when the
only sounds in the house were tho sobs of
the actress, the lawyers attention wsnd.
cred for just single instant, and that
was plenty long enough, for he had
thoughtof something olse besides the
play. "By the great horn spoon,n he al
most shouted, bringing his hand down
with resounding bang on his knee, III
gave that man at the door a twenty dol
lar bill, and without paying the slight
est attention to the astonished audience
my friend rushed down the aisle after his
change Fortunately the ticket seller re-
membered who had given him the bill in
question and had the change waiting for
the gentleman, who had not remember TO
take it at the proper time.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-07-21
A Wise Old Law.
Philadelphia North American,

II have heard it faid," said an old ply
siciAn the other day, when you build a
house let your enemy live in it the first
year, let your friend live In it the second,
and the third year live in it yourself My
experience leads me TO believe that there
is no old saw that has more.common sense
in it than this"
"whyg" asked the North American re.
porter,
Because" was the reply, II find that
there is more sickness ia Philadelphia IN
the new houses and newly built localities
team there is elsewhere. Don't look among
the poorer classes, whose houses are not
of the cleanesc, for diphtheria and KIN
died diseases. Look among the new
houses. There's where you'll find such
things"
"Why is this!"
Because the house itself is green and
antit to live in That is one reason, but
it is not all The ground hat just been
newly stirred, and in great city 1t is
filled wife disease germs, which i gives
of until it has become settlee again. Oh,
yea, heed the old saw | have Just quoted,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-07-21
Hereditary Influences,

DR.. Mays, Superintendent of the Stock
ton Insane Asylum, California, says that
one-third of the population (the for aign-
born) produce two thirds of the insane,
and yet the proportion of insane in Cali
fornia is not In excess of that in maHy
states-about ono to every 800 inhabi-
tants. The doctor thinks that the prime
causes of insanity are intemPerance and
neglect of the laws of health. at is in
the second generations that the evil works
its most harm. One. half of the insane,
and perhaps more, owe their derange-
ment TO hereditary influences, indicating
An ancestral faint or predispositiOn. The
families OF Incorporate parents furnish
The recruiting grounds for insane asy-
lums. These unfortunate children, if not
idlois or epileptics, are liable to grow up
viii explosive tempers, feeble powers of
s'if guidance, weak in temptation, TN
stabie, selfiuduigent vicious, hystericai,
They form the bulk of what are known
n the defective classes. - From DR.,
FOote. Hcuih Monthly.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-07-21
Cornelius Yanderbiit's Team.

A backcounty Sheriff would have been
astonished at the possibilities of the
primeyal buggy if he had seen one that
passed me near the entrance of Central
Park. 1t was the buggy pure and simple,
but 1t was of such exquisite workman
ship that it showed the great advance
which the carriage makers had made III
recent years. The wheels were almost
like spiders web, and the body was as
light and fragile as jewel-case. 1t was
swung on sldebar springs, of course, and
the team of light sorrels ran far ahead
and very far apart. They were not trot-
ting horses, but high-bred, lightweight
English carriage horses, trained TO move
at a sharp canter and in perfect unison.
They were not checked but they held their
heads like the familiar pictures of the
Arab steeds, and their fire and dash were
worth going a long distance to see. The
back of the buggy was down, aud in it.,
holding the reins carelessly, was a man
with clear-cut profile, blue eyes and
little square patches of closely clipped
whiskers III front of each ear. He is
worth about 5000, 100000, but no drives a
buggy just as his father and grandfather
did before him. 1t was Cornelius Wander
bilt